What Is This Thing ???

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:18 -0700, Mark Thorson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Predecessor of the Sybian? I dunno.

Mark Thorson said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Some sort of male chastity device.

-sw

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:18 -0700, Mark Thorson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Apple baker.

Boron

One time on Usenet said:

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:18 -0700, Mark Thorson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Apple baker.

Ding, ding, ding! I think we have a winner! I googled "apple baker"
and found the following sites:

http://www.applebaker.com/applebak.htm

http://www.old-mill.com/product/346/42

I also found what sounds like a yummy recipe, although I might use the
same ingredients a bit differently, if it were me:

Recipe Suggestion from Mr. and Mrs. H. Kodad
Kent, Washington

4 Apples (cored)
1/2 Cup Sugar
2 Tablespoons flour
1 and 1/2 Teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 Cup melted butter
1/3 Cup chopped walnuts
4 Tablespoons water

Core apples and peel (optional). Combine sugar, flour & cinnamon, mix
well. Roll apples in melted butter then in sugar mixture. Put on post
of Apple Baker™. Put on the nuts and add water. Bake at 350 degrees
for 35 to 40 minutes.

The flour in this recipe turns the juice into a caramel. We use Rome
Beauty apples, but most any apple will do.

Yummmm...

--
Jani in WA

Mark Thorson said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell.  Or maybe an insect trap.

Hmmmm how about some kind of fruit juicer?? But what kind of fruit
would use that??

Rosie

Boron Elgar said:

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:18 -0700, Mark Thorson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Apple baker.

Boron

The item description is much too large for an apple baker.

Bob

Boron Elgar said:

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:18 -0700, Mark Thorson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

See it here:

Quoted message said:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Quoted message said:

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

Quoted message said:

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell.  Or maybe an insect trap.

Apple baker.

Boron

That was my first thought but then after mulling a bit I don't think
so... an apple baker wouldn't be covered and that protrusion is much
too large to fit a cored apple. Plus the configuration of that thing
is just too complicated for a apple baker, and I don't think an old
apple baker (or even a new one) would be made of glass... all I've
ever seen are of pottery and very simply and inexpensively made...
that thing looks like hand blown glass, some sort of expensive
laboratoy apparatus... probably not food related.

Sheldon

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On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:18 -0700, Mark Thorson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Apple baker.

Boron

Too big for that...the bottom is 10" diameter.

kimberly

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:18 -0700, Mark Thorson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Final exam in a glass-blowing class.
A for execution
D for utility
C for aesthetics

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Mark Thorson said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Chicken roaster? Pineapple?

Boron Elgar said:

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:18 -0700, Mark Thorson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Apple baker.

Boron

Pie bird?

Jill

Mark Thorson said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Definitely a mystery! I thought it might be used for distallation of
some sort, but with that hole at the top, who knows (?)!

Sky

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Lou Decruss said:

On Mon, 09 Apr 2007 13:19:18 -0700, Mark Thorson <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Predecessor of the Sybian? I dunno.

<snork>

Wonder how many people will have to google for Sybian?
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Peace, Om

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"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a [censored]" -- Jack Nicholson

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Quoted message said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Maybe one of those esoteric microwave cooking devices? Back in the 70's and
80's there were a lot of specialty microwave cooking vessels on the market.
Make meatloaf in your microwave! Make bread in your microwave! Make pie in
your microwave!

I'm thinking maybe meatloaf for the piece -- the center cone would allow the
loaf to cook in the middle, and the moat and pour spout might be for easily
getting rid of the grease that accumulates.

Anny

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See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Maybe one of those esoteric microwave cooking devices? Back in the 70's
and 80's there were a lot of specialty microwave cooking vessels on the
market. Make meatloaf in your microwave! Make bread in your microwave!
Make pie in your microwave!

Nope, they were all plastic. At least every one I ever saw.

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See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Maybe one of those esoteric microwave cooking devices? Back in the 70's
and 80's there were a lot of specialty microwave cooking vessels on the
market. Make meatloaf in your microwave! Make bread in your microwave!
Make pie in your microwave!

Nope, they were all plastic. At least every one I ever saw.

I saw a lot of glass ones -- mostly Pyrex, but not all. And Corningware
too, of course. I had a Corningware dish that had a special bottom that was
supposed to let you brown foods in the microwave.

I also had a glass ring dish designed for cooking things like meatloaf and
baked goods in the microwave.

Anny

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> See it here:
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267
>
> Note that the top piece appears to have
> a sort of moat along the base.
>
> I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
> butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Maybe one of those esoteric microwave cooking devices? Back in the
70's and 80's there were a lot of specialty microwave cooking vessels
on the market. Make meatloaf in your microwave! Make bread in your
microwave! Make pie in your microwave!

Nope, they were all plastic. At least every one I ever saw.

I saw a lot of glass ones -- mostly Pyrex, but not all. And Corningware
too, of course. I had a Corningware dish that had a special bottom that
was supposed to let you brown foods in the microwave.

I also had a glass ring dish designed for cooking things like meatloaf
and baked goods in the microwave.

Anny

We chatted about this piece a bit last night.

All I can see is that center "post" is probably there to let whatever is
poured into it to drizzle down the post rather than splash into the bottom.

I don't even know if that's correct. Just a guess.

Andy

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Quoted message said:

See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Maybe one of those esoteric microwave cooking devices? Back in the 70's and
80's there were a lot of specialty microwave cooking vessels on the market.
Make meatloaf in your microwave! Make bread in your microwave! Make pie in
your microwave!

Maybe a glass tanjin(sp)?

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See it here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/_W0QQitemZ150110519267

Note that the top piece appears to have
a sort of moat along the base.

I'm thinking it could be an odd form of
butter bell. Or maybe an insect trap.

Maybe one of those esoteric microwave cooking devices? Back in the 70's
and 80's there were a lot of specialty microwave cooking vessels on the
market. Make meatloaf in your microwave! Make bread in your microwave!
Make pie in your microwave!

Nope, they were all plastic. At least every one I ever saw.

Are you talking about a cooking vessel or your diaphragm...???

--
Best
Greg